METEOR 2-6, 11962
Orbit data source: Space-Track
METEOR 2-6, 11962 is a Commonwealth of Independent States-origin payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Tue, 09 Sep 1980 UTC via a VOSTOK 8A92M launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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Identifier
Orbit
Country
CISRelated business
Manufacturer
VNIIEM
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
METEOR-2, Unknown motor
Mass
~1,500 kg wet, ~1,500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 9 hours ago
0 METEOR 2-6
1 11962U 80073A 26138.21632414 .00000000 00000-0 -67015-5 0 9995
2 11962 81.2200 119.1549 0035174 222.9675 136.8749 14.11139923350502Epoch: 2026-05-18T05:11Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-18T05:11:30.405Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
165.37045°
Altitude
876.989 km
Speed
7.404 km/s
True Right ascension
07h 56m 37s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
23:12:49
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
878.081 km
Perigee altitude
827.214 km
Semi-major axis
7,230.784 km
Eccentricity
0.00352
Inclination
81.22°
RAAN
119.1549°
Arg. of periapsis
222.9675°
True anomaly
137.14955°
Mean anomaly
136.8749°
Eccentric anomaly
137.01231°
Mean motion
3.52992 °/min
Orbital period
101.99 mins
BSTAR
-0.0000067015
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Other satellites on launch #73 in the year 1980 (1980-09-09 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.METEOR 2-6 Visibility forecast
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Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 7 mins | 2026-05-18 22:20:08.196Z | 129.864° SE | 2026-05-18 22:24:08.196Z | 82.905° E | 19.403° | 2026-05-18 22:27:08.196Z | 47.312° ENE |
| 9 mins | 2026-05-19 00:02:08.196Z | 212.34° SW | 2026-05-19 00:06:08.196Z | 271.655° WNW | 37.443° | 2026-05-19 00:11:08.196Z | 355.693° N |
| 4 mins | 2026-05-19 09:02:08.196Z | 49.976° ENE | 2026-05-19 09:03:08.196Z | 61.904° ENE | 14.587° | 2026-05-19 09:06:08.196Z | 96.113° ESE |
| 9 mins | 2026-05-19 10:43:08.196Z | 343.141° N | 2026-05-19 10:47:08.196Z | 257.25° W | 43.198° | 2026-05-19 10:52:08.196Z | 181.948° SSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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